Overview on the biotechnological production of L-DOPA
- Authors
- Min, Kyoungseon; Park, Kyungmoon; Park, Don-Hee; Yoo, Young Je
- Issue Date
- 2015-01
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Citation
- APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v.99, no.2, pp.575 - 584
- Abstract
- l-DOPA (3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-l-alanine) has been widely used as a drug for Parkinson's disease caused by deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Since Monsanto developed the commercial process for l-DOPA synthesis for the first time, most of currently supplied l-DOPA has been produced by the asymmetric method, especially asymmetric hydrogenation. However, the asymmetric synthesis shows critical limitations such as a poor conversion rate and a low enantioselectivity. Accordingly, alternative biotechnological approaches have been researched for overcoming the shortcomings: microbial fermentation using microorganisms with tyrosinase, tyrosine phenol-lyase, or p-hydroxyphenylacetate 3-hydroxylase activity and enzymatic conversion by immobilized tyrosinase. Actually, Ajinomoto Co. Ltd commercialized Erwinia herbicola fermentation to produce l-DOPA from catechol. In addition, the electroenzymatic conversion system was recently introduced as a newly emerging scheme. In this review, we aim to not only overview the biotechnological l-DOPA production methods, but also to briefly compare and analyze their advantages and drawbacks. Furthermore, we suggest the future potential of biotechnological l-DOPA production as an industrial process.
- Keywords
- TYROSINE PHENOL-LYASE; IMMOBILIZED TYROSINASE; ESCHERICHIA-COLI; 3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYL-L-ALANINE; MUTANT; CELLS; GENE; L-DOPA; Microbial fermentation; Immobilized tyrosinase; Electroenzymatic system
- ISSN
- 0175-7598
- URI
- https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/125887
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00253-014-6215-4
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- KIST Article > 2015
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